Can we buy a used auto in Italy

[gsimon]

Originally Posted by collizz

You can buy a used car without a problem. It would be issued as a EE license but you do intend to stay for more than a year then you would have to obtain an Italian license. You can then insure the car via Clements Int'l.. an american insurance broker for expats. I wouldn't get an italian insurance coverage, it is very expensive.

You may want to consider renting a car via AutoEurope which has long term rentals for americans.

this seems to be the opposite answer to all the others, including our advice from our realtor. He says DO NOT TRY and he is working with a solicitor to address, clarify or discover a legal way, and meanwhile strongly urges me to stay away from it, so very interested in your recent experience ( he said there was a new law a year or so ago). And does your answer apply to non-EE( am americana)..thanks

[umbria]

Originally Posted by Nardini

Firstly, I must say that the comune has nothing whatsoever to do with you buying a car here in Italy. Secondly, you do not have to have "residenza" in Italy in order to buy a car here - although, as the law was only changed a couple of years ago, there may still be people that are not aware of the current legal situation.

To buy a car here, you need to have your Codice Fiscale - which is simple and easy to get. The car dealer from whom you buy your car should be aware that you can self-certify your address - a "autocertificazione". You do, of course, need an address here in order for the car to be registered - like anywhere else, in fact. If your intention is to buy a car for export to another country, you do not need the autocertificazione - but you will not have an Italian registered car then either.

Hi Nardini,
thanks for the useful information. However a few questions-
- What do you write in the dichiarazione of the autocertificazione?
- I have agreed to buy a car from a friend, what paperwork do I need to register it in my name ? What will ACI want?

any help is appreciated
thanks Helen

[Nardini]

Originally Posted by umbria

Hi Nardini,
thanks for the useful information. However a few questions-
- What do you write in the dichiarazione of the autocertificazione?
- I have agreed to buy a car from a friend, what paperwork do I need to register it in my name ? What will ACI want?

any help is appreciated
thanks Helen

Hi Helen,

The auto declaration requires only that you give your name, address (in Italy, of course) and your codice fiscale. The document is normally prepared by the garage or dealership from which you are buying the car. In the case of buying a car from a friend, you will really need to pay a visit to a local notaio fro the correct procedures to be followed. ACI will not need to be contacted directly as your notaio will handle that particular part of the procedure.

This is where I mentioned earlier the situation here when buying a car privately and not through an authorised car dealer. A private individual still has to arrange the sale of his/her car through a lawyer in order to comply fully with the law.

Sorry about that.

[gsimon]

Buonasera,
abbiamo sentito la nostra Agenzia di Consulenza Pratiche Auto e ci hanno riferito che Lei per poter acquistare una vettura in Italia deve avere:
certificato di iscrizione AIRE
oppure
certificato di residenza italiana
Cordiali Saluti.
The above is the reply we just received from the dealership. We arrive next week and hope to figure this out. Don't know AIRE, can't get residenza, can't drive to italy either...need to buy, does this dealer seem to be aware of what we need? ThANKS

[NickZ]

[QUOTE=gsimon;155424 Don't know AIRE, can't get residenza, can't drive to italy either...need to buy, does this dealer seem to be aware of what we need? ThANKS[/QUOTE]

Are you an Italian citizen? If not AIRE doesn't apply to you.

Yup the dealer knows.Some care more about the rules then others.

[gsimon]

yes, thanks, our realtor said the same, so as far as we have figured out, we simply cannot buy a used car. We want to be reasonable, but we also want to be compliant. This site is very helpful though, both with advice, details, and practical solutions.

[DougJ]

Originally Posted by Nardini

Firstly, I must say that the comune has nothing whatsoever to do with you buying a car here in Italy. Secondly, you do not have to have "residenza" in Italy in order to buy a car here - although, as the law was only changed a couple of years ago, there may still be people that are not aware of the current legal situation.

To buy a car here, you need to have your Codice Fiscale - which is simple and easy to get. The car dealer from whom you buy your car should be aware that you can self-certify your address - a "autocertificazione". You do, of course, need an address here in order for the car to be registered - like anywhere else, in fact. If your intention is to buy a car for export to another country, you do not need the autocertificazione - but you will not have an Italian registered car then either.

Hi Nardini,

We are moving to Calabria soon and everything we have read elsewhere indicates the need for residency to buy/register vehicles. Do you have a link to the recent Italian regulations you mention. The other question is whether this new rule applies only to EU citizens. We keep running into different rules for Yanks. Perhaps you had a good experience because you are from Ireland? On a related issue, I did just read on another forum about a new law that mandates that questure in certain cities are required to respond to applications for permesso di soggiorno quickly and give applicants a date to come for interviews. 6 weeks vs. 6 months to receive PdS (a story of other Americans we have heard many times) would be good news and enable us to buy a car much sooner.

Saluti,

Doug
Oregon, USA/Santa Domenica Talao, IT